IAS Prelims 2017 Important Topics on Current Affairs: Concept of Good Samaritans

IAS Prelims 2017 Important Topics on Current Affairs: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will conduct the civil services (CS) preliminary examination onJune 18this year. It is one of the most esteemed and toughest exams in the country. With a success rate of 0.1- 0.3 percent of the total percentage of candidates who apply, it is really difficult to nail the examination.

As you know, On 28th March 2017, we have shared IAS Prelims 2017 Important Topics on current affairs which will help you prepare for your upcoming examination. Here is the topic that we have discussed yesterday, Click on the link below to explore.

As promised, today we are going to continue with the Fourth topic i.e Concept of Good Samaritans. Let us provide you the brief explanation of the said topic.

IAS Prelims 2017 Important Topics on Current Affairs: Concept of Good Samaritans

Current affairs is given more emphasis because most of the questions are asked from current affairs in both mains and prelims exam. Besides knowledge of current affairs, analysis of events gives vital opinions of global world on national or international happenings, political struggles, scams, expert opinions and many more which an aspirant must need to incorporate his/her answers.

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CONCEPT OF GOOD SAMARITANS

The parable of the Good Samaritan is a didactic story told by Jesus in Luke 10:25–37. It is about a traveler who is stripped of clothing, beaten, and left half dead alongside the road. First a priest and then a Levite comes by, but both avoid the man.

Good Samaritan laws generally provide basic legal protection for those who assist a person who is injured or in danger. In essence, these laws protect the “Good Samaritan” from liability if unintended consequences result from their assistance.

Introduction

Good Samaritans is a person who gratuitously gives help or sympathy to those in distress.

According to the Law Commission of India, 50% of those killed in road accidents could have been saved had timely assistance been rendered to them.

Hence the Supreme Court had directed, all the states to follow the centre’s guidelines issued by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways ( MoRTH) on helping accident victims for protection of ‘Good Samaritans’ that encouraged witnesses in road accidents to report the police and also help survivors with medical treatment.

Guidelines lay down for the ‘Good Samaritans’:

The Good Samaritans will be treated respectfully and without any discrimination on the ground of the gender, religion, nationality and cast.

Any individual, except an eyewitness, who calls the police to inform of an accidental injury or death, need not reveal his or her personal details such as, full name, address, or the phone number.

The police will not compel the Good Samaritans to disclose his/her name identity, address and other such details in the police record form or log register and in procuring information or anything else.

The police will allow the Good Samaritans to leave after having provided the information available to him or her, and no further questions will be asked of him or her if he or she does not desire to be a witness.

Guidelines if Good Samaritans agree to become witness:

He/she will be examine with almost care and respect.

The examination will conducted at a time place of the Good Samaritans convenience and the investigation officer will be dressed in the plain clothes.

If the Good Samaritans required by the investigation officer to visit the police station, the reason for the requirement shall be covered by the officer in writing.

In a police station a Good Samaritans will be examined in a single examination in a reasonable time-bound manner, without causing any undue delay.

If a Good Samaritans declared himself to be an eyewitness, she/he will allow giving her/his evidence in the form of affidavit.

The Higher Rank holder of police that is, Superintendent or Deputy Commissioner of police is responsible to enquire in this procedure.

Video conferencing may be used extensively during examination of Good Samaritans in order to prevent harassment and inconvenience to Good Samaritans.

All registered public and private hospitals are not to detain Good Samaritans or demand payment for registration and admission cost unless he/she is the family member or the relative of the injured.

All hospitals shall publish a charter in Hindi, English and the vernacular of the state or the Union Territory.

A letter containing these guidelines shall be issued by the central and state government to all hospitals and institute under their jurisdiction, shall publish advertisement in all national and one regional newspaper including electronic media and the print media for spreading awareness amongst society and resulted in to give encouragement to more Good Samaritans.

Over here we conclude our article on IAS Prelims 2017 Important Topics on Current Affairs. Stay tuned with us for the rest of the topic that we will discuss day by day.

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